The Lush Chef

The strawberries are at their peak at the market and I can't enough of them, so of course I'll find any opportunity I can get to put them in a cocktail.  Whether it's my Spicy Strawberry Basil Margarita or a Strawberry Mojito, you can't go wrong with muddling this fruit into some libations.  These mojitos are sweet and refreshing, and I love having one or two of these after dinner instead of dessert.  Heck, maybe I should just freeze these into popsicles sometime...

Strawberry Mojito
Ingredients:

• 3 strawberries
• 5 mint leaves
• 1 oz simple syrup
• Juice of 1/2 lime
• 2 oz white rum
• 3 oz soda water

- Put the strawberries, mint leaves and simple syrup into a shaker and muddle.
- Add the lime juice, rum and 3 ice cubes and shake.
- Pour into a glass and top with soda water.
- Add another mint leaf or sliced strawberry for garnish.